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1. A Guide To The Chinese Birth Chart September 29, 2008 A Chinese birth chart is also known as a Chinese gender chart or Chinese birth calendar. The Chinese birth chart is based on the lunar calendar. The lunar calendar, unlike the Gregorian calendar, charts lunar cycles. The Gregorian calendar is the one we use in the Western hemisphere. A lunar calendar is used mostly for religious purposes and not unlike the Gregorian calendar, consists of about twelve synadic months or lunations for a total of 354.37 days per lunar year. Given the difference in length, there occurs a discrepancy between lunar calendars and the more widely used Gregorian calenda... (read more) Author: Jack Dobson

2. Story Behind The Hanukkah: A Festival Of Colors September 09, 2008 Hanukkah is the very well-liked yearly Jews festival which is celebrated in eight continuous days start on the 25th day of the month of Kislev which is the 3rd month of the Jews calendar. Kislev nearly falls in December according to calendar of Gregorian. It is well celebrated with colorful lights & experienced with devotion & the Maccabees. Hanukkah also memorizes the dedication of the Jerusalem’s temple by Judas Maccabee in 165 BC after the Temple had been treated very harshly by Antiochus IV Epiphanes who was the king of Palestine & Syria. The Jew’s sacred temple was dedicated & seized... (read more) Author: Francis Adam

3. It is time to experience the end of the world May 12, 2008 elsabe@atapestryoflife.com The British have always understood that time is a man-made concept. We are reminded of this twice every year when Daylight Saving Time results in the clocks being changed in the UK to gain or lose an hour. This idea was first proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1784, but the British adopted the practice in 1916. It was appropriate for the British to do this because the Greenwich Meridian, which marks the starting point of every time zone in the world, is in England. How does this changing of the clocks benefit the people in the UK? Good question. ... (read more) Author: Elsabe Smit

4. New Year in Brazil April 16, 2008 Brazilian celebrations are a clear reflection of its history, culture and the origins of its people from Portugal, Africa and South America. New Year celebrations enrooted from the various New Year Traditions in Brazil also portray the same. Brazilian New Year is one of the most traditionally celebrated festivals for the people living there. New Year in Brazil is known as Ano Nove (Portuguese) but is more popularly known as Revillion. It is celebrated on January 1 as per the Gregorian calendar. New Year is the time when people from various parts of the world like to celebrate it... (read more) Author: Henry Dixon

5. Calendar Printing Primer: Your Personal Guide July 09, 2007 Calendars have been used for thousand of years to keep track of the days. They have been around since the time of the Egyptians. They are used to remind us of holidays, seasons, feasts and many other events. There are also many different kinds of calendars like the Hebrew calendar, Islamic Calendar, Gregorian calendar, the Lunar Calendar and many others. Every year, we change our calendars, both to mark the passing of the old year and to anticipate the new year. But how are calendars printed? Typically, the size of calendars is 11 x 8.5 inches when folded or is 11 x 17 inches when s... (read more) Author: carla san gaspar

6. Research Summation Time Analogies May 05, 2007 Research Summation Time Analogies continues the testimony conclusion section of my first work, Calendars of Creation. Time Analogies expands perspectives concerning calendar science. The Jewish Calendar marks natural, celestial lunar/solar intersections forever. I began this section to explain why I chose my personal quest, ancient calendar research of the Holy Bible. I divide Research Summation into four articles with updates that reflect later findings. Research Summation Time Analogies Clark Nelson 1269 wds Article URL: http://www.timeemits.com/tat/Research_Summation_Time_Analog... (read more) Author: Clark Nelson

7. Research Summation Antediluvian Calendar May 05, 2007 Research Summation Antediluvian Calendar continues the testimony conclusion section of my first work, Calendars of Creation. Sixteen years ago, I began this section to explain why I chose my personal quest, ancient calendar research of the Holy Bible. I divide Research Summation into four articles with updates that reflect later findings. Ancient people had good reason to worship God and time as one. Research Summation Antediluvian Calendar Clark Nelson 1466 wds Article URL: http://www.timeemits.com/tat/Research_Summation_AC.htm Research Summation Antediluvian Calendar The... (read more) Author: Clark Nelson

8. An Overview of the Chinese New Year for Travelers September 30, 2006 China is a popular travel destination for many travelers and will be more so as the Olympics approach. The new year celebrations in China are top notch and here is some information on them. An Overview of the Chinese New Year for Travelers Most of the world celebrates its New Year on January 1st, which marks the beginning of the Gregorian calendar that most countries use. It's not the only New Year celebration, however. The Jewish New Year takes place on Rosh Hashanah, which coincides with a date on the Gregorian calendar that will always fall between September 6 and October 15. Ano... (read more) Author: Richard Monk

9. August Arcana August 12, 2006 1. Although it is the eighth months in the Gregorian Calendar, August was originally what month in the Roman Calendar? A. Sixth B. Seventh C. Eighth D. Ninth A. Sixth TOPICS: It was originally known as Sextilis which is the Latin name for the sixth month in the Roman calendar. 2. The US honors what fish in August? A. Goldfish B. Swordfish C. Shark D. Catfish D. Catfish TOPICS: Catfish are any of about 31 families and 2,000 species of fish belonging to the order Siluriformes, most of which are found in freshwater. Distributed throughout the world, they are most divers... (read more) Author: Deanna Mascle

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